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New school speech regulation as a regulatory strategy against hate speech on social media: The case of Germany’s NetzDG
September 15, 2024A review of relevant empirical literature shows that many features of social media platforms actively promote or encourage hate speech. Key factors include algorithmic recommendations, which frequently promote hateful ideologies; social affordances which let users encourage or disseminate hate speech by others; anonymous, impersonal environments; and the absence of media ‘gatekeepers’. In mandating faster content ...
Digital Services Act & Terrorist Content Online Regulation: Analysis and Comparison
September 14, 2024The Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Regulation on Terrorist Content Online (TCO) are both legislative measures enacted by the European Union (EU) which are aimed at regulating digital services and combating the spread of harmful content online. While both measures are concerned with reducing online harm in the EU, they differ in the nature ...
Technology and Regulation Must Work in Concert to Combat Hate Speech Online
August 22, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
False Commentary and Blinkered Perspectives Hampering TCO Progress
August 20, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Blind Faith in Technology Diverts EU Efforts to Fight Terrorism
August 20, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
The EU’s Terrorist Content Regulation: Concerns about Effectiveness and Impact on Smaller Tech Platforms
August 20, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Main Findings of GIFCT Tech Trials: Combining Behavioural Signals to Surface Terrorist and Violent Extremist Incidents Online
August 12, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Negotiating Fundamental Rights: Civil Society and the EU Regulation on Addressing the Dissemination of Terrorist Content Online
August 12, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Developing a Responsive Regulatory Approach to Online Terrorist Content on Tech Platforms
August 10, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...